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admin on July 27th, 2010
When gardening organic vegetables you should know which plants go well together. Knowing which plants help each other or hurt each other can mean the difference between your garden flourishing or failing. Knowing which plants complement each other will also help your garden from being eaten by those pesky bugs we all hate. Did you know that certain plants actually repel bugs.
The following plants go very well together and will help each other flourish:
- carrots, beets, garlic, scallions
- Lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, spinach, turnips, beets, carrots, cucumbers, onions
- Squash, zucchini, cantaloupe, cucumbers, corn
- tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, asparagus, green beans, carrots, cucumbers, onions
In the same respect, there are things that you should not plant together.
- Potatoes should not be planted near Tomatoes or squash
- Broccoli should not be planted near tomatoes
- Green beans should be kept away from onions
- Cucumbers should be kept away from potatoes
Now that you know what should and what shouldn’t be planted near each other, there is also one more very important thing you need to keep in mind. Plants will compete against each other for ground, water, and sunlight. Knowing what to plant and when to plant it is something farmers have argued about for years. The one thing that they all have in common though is that they agree that not all plants should be planted at the same time. Spacing out the time when you plant your vegetables is very important. You can’t and don’t want to be harvesting all of your plants at the same time. You can’t eat them all at once, so you shouldn’t plant them all at once. Besides, you don’t want your garden to become a chore. It should be a place where you can get some relaxation into your life.
Tags: Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Ground Water, Lettuce, Onions, Potatoes
1. Are there health benefits to growing organic vegetables?
We all worry about our health. Will genetics tilt in our favor?
We try to do all in our power to prevent disease, but could prevention be as close as our back yards?
Studies have shown that common garden pesticides are the culprits behind many disorders including, but not limited to: birth defects, anxiety disorders, infertility, and childhood cancers.
Growing organically allows you to avoid these dangerous chemicals. You also have the opportunity to take in plenty of sunlight while doing your own gardening, which helps to fight depression. You have the chance as well, to switch from “machine power” to “muscle power”, which burns more calories.
So slip on those gardening gloves and grab some seeds.
2. Are there financial benefits to growing organic vegetables?
Buying organic from the store shelf can raise your grocery bill substantially, and finding the organic items you want can be difficult in some areas of the country.
By growing your own organic fruits and vegetables you can lower that ever-expanding food budget.
It would be a good example to say:
A package of organic seed costing about $2 could easily yield 50 half lb to 1 lb tomatoes.
To purchase this many tomatoes from the grocery store at $1.99 per pound would cost you anywhere from $50 to $100.
The savings are amazing!
You could also start your own compost heap with the leftover rinds, peels, and stems, which is a good source of fertilizer and helps the environment by lowering the amount of garbage that we dump into landfills.
To learn how to protect your wallet as well as your health.
3. What are the environmental benefits of growing organically?
Organic Gardening offers us a way to protect Mother Earth by reducing the amount of chemical pesticides and herbicides that are poured into the soil.
Growers learn to feed the soil before they feed the plant, keeping the soil healthy while still delivering a bountiful yield. Some use companion planting to reinforce these efforts.
We can show you this eco-friendly gardening.
4.Let’s not forget the ease-of-use and satisfaction.
It can be very satisfying to literally SEE the fruits of your labor, to know that you’ve put your back-bone where your wish-bone is and delivered a healthy harvest to your family.
When someone compliments your delicious homemade 4-cheese lasagna, you can beam with pride as you tell them you grew the tomatoes and basil yourself… organically!
And they’ll never believe how easy it was.
Planting organically take s less effort than more modern methods, usually on requiring that you plant, fertilize, and water.
Try your hand at growing organic vegetables today!
Tags: Anxiety Disorders, Childhood Cancers, Fruits And Vegetables, Garden Pesticides, Growing Organic Vegetables, Lb Tomatoes, Organic Seed, Store Shelf
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